Hayley Feneley

Role

Provisional Psychologist

Qualifications

Bachelor of Psychological Science 

Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced)

Summary

Hayley is a warm and approachable clinician at Ability who uses a broad range of clinical skills and a collaborative, client-focussed approach to her therapeutic work. Hayley uses a variety of therapeutic frameworks to offer flexible and supportive care that is adaptive to the client's unique needs and preferences. Hayley recognises the importance of being person-centred in establishing rapport and developing a strong therapeutic alliance with her clients. She is passionate about collaborating with her clients to improve their emotional wellbeing and quality of life through approaches that are trauma and attachment-informed, person-centred, and strengths-focused. Prior to working with Ability, Hayley has experience working in the clinical reporting and quality assurance space , experience which lends itself to forming quality reports and letters for her caseload when necessary, such as when substantiating evidence of a client's needs in third party schemes including the NDIS. Having also completed two degrees in psychology and obtaining a range of experience in clinical settings, Hayley is now in the final period of supervised practice and is supervised by our internal Board-Approved Clinical Supervisors, Dr Rachel Callaghan (Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance Manager) and Jessie Baker (Managing Director). Hayley works with clients across the lifespan, including children through to adults. She adopts a neurodiverse affirming lens in her practice, and welcomes referrals to support both individual and/or family-systems (e.g. parents and their dependent child), as well as third party stakeholders (e.g., Support Coordinators, schools, EAP providers, employment services etc). Outside of work, Hayley enjoys spending time with her pets and family, and good coffee.

Areas of Support

Broadly speaking, psychologists are trained to work with a variety of psychological conditions and the factors that inform this. When working with a client, a part of the psychologist's role is evaluating their suitability for a client's identified support need/s. Where another clinician may be better suited to support the client, a psychologist will discuss any recommendations for on-referral with the client. 

Hayley regularly works with clients who are experiencing a range of clinical concerns and /or support needs. Examples of this include, but are not limited to:

• Mood (e.g., adjustment, depressive, bipolar and schizoaffective disorders)
• Anxiety (e.g., generalised anxiety, separation anxiety, phobias)
• Neurodevelopmental Matters (e.g., Autism, ADHD)
• Cognition & Learning (e.g., intellectual and/or developmental concerns, learning difficulties)
• Grief, Loss & Bereavement
• Stress-Related Concerns (e.g., burnout, relationship breakdown, employment-related and/or job loss, communication skills, navigating interpersonal challenges, conflict resolution)
• Posttraumatic Stress (e.g., PTSD, acute stress)
• Personality Disorders (e.g., BPD)
• Psychotic Disorders (e.g., schizophrenia and related concerns)
• Chronic Pain & Health-Related Matters (e.g., managing wellbeing concurrent with physical conditions, pain management, sleep hygiene)
• Substance-Use & Related Concerns

Hayley enjoys involvement in preventative initiatives (e.g., fostering resilience and self-esteem) and draws from principles of positive psychology, resilience and mindfulness to develop the skills of the clients she works with.

Therapeutic Models & Intervention Frameworks

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
• DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy)
• ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
• IPT (Interpersonal Therapy)
• SFT (Solution-Focused Therapy) & Motivational Interview
• Narrative Therapy
• Mindfulness & Positive Psychology
• Play-Based Therapy
• Creative & Expressive Therapies/Approaches

Assessment Services

Psychologists are trained to assess for clinical concerns, some of which can pertain to diagnostic conditions as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition, text revision (DSM-V-TR, 2022). However some assessment queries require additional training and resources (i.e., psychometric measures) to evaluate and assess. At Ability, we have a broad range of diagnostic testing tools and measures available to evaluate many, common assessment queries. In addition to standard psychological assessment competency, Hayley is able to provide: 

• Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (All Ages. Administration of Relevant Measures e.g., Conners Scales, DIVA-5)
• Assessment of Intellectual Ability, Cognition, Executive Function and Learning (All Ages. Administration of Relevant Measures e.g.,  Wechsler Intelligence Scales, Tests of Nonverbal Intelligence, ToPF, MoCA, BRIEF-2, achievement-testing)
• Assessment of Adaptive Behaviour and Functional Capacity (All Ages. Administration of Relevant Measures e.g.,  ABAS-3, Vinelands, WHODAS 2.0)
• Assessment of Memory (All ages. WMS-IV)
• Other diagnostic evaluation of psychological concerns and/or disorders (DSM-V-TR)